Brief Life History of Edson
When Edson Whipple was born on 5 February 1805, in Dummerston, Windham, Vermont, United States, his father, John Whipple, was 39 and his mother, Basmoth Hutchins, was 35. He married Lydia FLINT in 1825, in Dummerston, Windham, Vermont, United States. He lived in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880 and Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880. In 1847, at the age of 42, his occupation is listed as water warden in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 11 May 1894, in Colonia Juárez, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, at the age of 89, and was buried in Colonia Juárez Cemetery, Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.
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- Edson Whipple, "United States Census, 1860"
- Edson Whipple, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1830
Rebellion drives Guerrero from presidency. Immigration to Texas from United States prohibited but not enforced.
Name Meaning
English: perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded diminutive of Middle English w(h)ippe ‘scourge, whip’, possibly contained in Middle English whippel-tre, a type of dogwood or cornus. For possible applications as a nickname see Whipp . Alternatively, perhaps from an unrecorded diminutive of the Middle English personal name Wippe (see Whipp ).
History: Matthew Whipple came from England to Ipswich, MA, c. 1638. His descendent William Whipple (1730–85) born in Kittery, ME, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. A John Whipple was one of the first settlers in Providence, RI.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life Story of Edson Whipple Edson Whipple was a descendent of John Whipple, who came to New England about 1620 and settled in Providence, Rhode Island. John was the son of Matthew of Booking, Eng …
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